20030104001089A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Hughes 269C · Collinsville, CA · January 4, 2003

Date: January 4, 2003 · 15:32 local
Place: Collinsville, CA
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N98TH
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX03FA060
Reported as: Hughes 269C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N98THRegistration cancelled Nov 17, 2005 · Schweizer 269CS/N S1760 · Built 1998 Airframe modelSchweizer 269C Engine modelLycoming HIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) There is no indication at this time that the crash of N98TH was due to failure of the engine or any other component of the aircraft. The coroner's report indicated that the coronary arteries showed severe arteriosclerosis with approximately 90% narrowing of the right and left descending coronary arteries and 50% narrowing of the left circumflex coronary artery. The pilot had two vessel bypass surgery in 1994.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THERE IS NO INDICATION AT THIS TIME THAT THE CRASH OF N98TH WAS DUE TO FAILURE OF THE ENGINE OR ANY OTHER COMPONENT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE CORONER'S REPORT INDICATED THAT THE CORONARY ARTERIES SHOWED SEVERE ARTERIOSCLEROSIS WITH APPROXIMATELY 90% NARROWING OF THE RIGHT AND LEFT DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERIES AND 50% NARROWING OF THE LEFT CIRCUMFLEX CORONARY ARTERY. THE PILOT HAD TWO VESSEL BYPASS SURGERY IN 1994.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX03FA060Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCollinsville, CAA loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the pilot's failure to maintain main rotor rpm during the subsequent autorotation. A factor in the accident was the unsuitable nature of the terrain for a forced landing.Jan 4, 2003 · Destroyed